OTM Cattle 150724
On Monday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly sale of 41 OTM Cattle.
A good offering of meat was forward throughout the sale but lacking in numbers, with all sold averaging 195ppk. The sale topped at 261.5ppk for an OTM Charolais heifer from Mr CA Cannon, Friarbiggin, realising £1623.92, purchase by Mr D Barker.
British Blue X Limousin cows topped at £1947.52/235.5ppk from Messrs M Bindloss & Son, Shap Abbey, with this consignment averaging £1580.97/227ppk.
A very even consignment of 9 Normande cows, straight out the parlour, achieved a solid average of 184ppk/£1289.77 from Mr J Findlay, Moorside Farm, topping at £1413.47/195.5ppk purchased by Mr S McGimpsey.
More numbers are required on a fortnightly basis to satisfy our busy ring of regular buyers, our next sale on Monday 29th July.
Leading Prices
Cast Cows p/kg
Charolais – 261.5 Friarbiggin
Limousin – 239.5, 219.5, 214.5, 213.5, 211.5, 210.5, 209.5, 193.5 Well House (Strong); 221.5 (2) Shap Abbey; 218.5 Lower Gate Farm; 215.5 Gillside; 204.5 (2), 192.5 Low House (Dickinson); 199.5, 187.5 Clea Mire; 184.5 Moor Platt Farm; 178.5 Friarbiggin; 177.5 Howe Farm
British Blue – 235.5 Shap Abbey; 219.5 Sleddale Hall; 195.5, 185.5 Town Head Farm (Holliday); 172.5 Howe Farm
Normande – 195.5, 191.5 (2), 187.5, 185.5 (2), 183.5 Moorside Farm
Beef Shorthorn – 195.5 Far Bank End
Dairy Shorthorn – 183.5 Moorside Farm
Black & White – 172.5 Skirwith Abbey
Cast Cows £/head
British Blue – £1947.59 Shap Abbey; £1549.67 Sleddale Hall; £1219.92 Town Head Farm (Holliday)
Limousin – £1713.04 Lower Gate Farm; £1609.97, £1216.88 Clea Mire; £1531.71, £1435.59, £1276.28 Low House (Dickinson); £1514.75 Moor Platt Farm; £1496.88, £1490.78, £1490.34, £1355.73, £1351.49, £1330.33, £1330.17, £1219.05 Well House (Strong); £1480.49 Gillside; £1444.18, £1351.15 Shap Abbey; £1153.11 Friarbiggin
Charolais - £1623.92 Friarbiggin
Beef Shorthorn – £1485.80 Far Bank End
Normande - £1413.47, £1372.50, £1361.57, £1348.16, £1313.86, £1304.07 Moorside Farm
Black & White – £1276.50 Skirwith Abbey
Dairy Shorthorn - £1196.42 Moorside Farm